{"product_id":"first-principles-thinking-oscar-keatinge-9798185143766","title":"First Principles Thinking: How to Strip Problems Down to Their Core, Challenge Assumptions, and Build Better Solutions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou don't have a problem-solving problem. You have a first principles thinking problem.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people believe they reason from evidence. They don't. They inherit conclusions, attach logic afterward, and experience the whole process as independent thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is well-reasoned answers to the wrong questions. You optimize inside frames you never chose. You hit the same walls repeatedly because the frame itself was never examined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Principles Thinking\u003c\/b\u003e by Oscar Keatinge gives you a practical system for changing that. Not a motivational framework or vague critical thinking skills. A precise method for breaking any problem to its actual core and rebuilding solutions from what's genuinely true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe method traces from Aristotle through Descartes to modern engineering and business. Every concept is grounded in how real thinkers and practitioners have applied it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the hidden assumptions driving your biggest decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply the floor test to separate real constraints from inherited ones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiagnose the real problem underneath the stated one before solving anything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebuild solutions from verified premises instead of conventional templates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse Socratic questioning as a daily reasoning and decision-making tool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnow when the method is worth its cost and when good judgment is enough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild the habit of reasoning from scratch until it becomes your natural default\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery chapter works through real examples across business, science, and personal decisions. You'll see the method applied to problems that resist every conventional approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't about mental models or positive reframing. It's a rigorous guide to one of the most practical rational thinking skills you can build.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're done working hard on the wrong problem, this is where you start working on the right one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oscar Keatinge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185143766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d","brand":"Oscar Keatinge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002113073407,"sku":"9798185143766","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-principles-thinking-oscar-keatinge-9798185143766","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}